Making Inferences

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Making predictions means thinking about what may happen next based on prior knowledge.

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to think about what may happen next based on prior knowledge.

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Before reading, I consider if I'm reading for info, fun, or detail.

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Setting a purpose for my reading.

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Asking questions to clarify text is known as...

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questioning

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Inference:

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Text evidence + knowledge

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Meaning of explicit in a text?

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Clearly stated in the text.

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Identifying inferences in a text means:

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Making an educated guess based on what you know.

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Purpose of citing textual evidence?

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Support analysis of the text

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Example of using textual evidence for analysis:

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Quoting a line from the text to explain a character's motivation.

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Citing textual evidence means using direct quotes from the text.

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Using word-for-word quotes from the text.

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Skill of making educated guesses about future text events.

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Predicting